Throne of Magical Arcana

——The beginning of each plot is always the most difficult to write. This chapter has written me for more than four hours. The 2850 plus night is more likely to be late. The subsequent plus is probably to be added tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, but surely Will not be changed.

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Aalto, in a room at the bottom of the monastery.

There was darkness here, and there was no movement except for the sounds made by ourselves.

Natasha, who was sitting in the room, seemed to have adapted to it, and the hot blood vessels that had raised in her hands and face had faded a lot.

With dark vision, she looked at the thick stack of letters in her hand, humming the melody silently from time to time, even if there was no sound, it seemed brisk and lively.

Seeing the last page of the envelope, Natasha suddenly laughed and beat her right hand: "Huh, blessing in advance? Lucian, you must be learning me. I'm waiting for the Music Review on July 30."

"It feels good to have a friend, or I'll be mad like crazy."

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The sweltering cool breeze of the sea blows away the sultry heat of October. The waves hit the long embankment from time to time, splashing countless white foam, the sea and the sky in the distance, birds flying, wandering near the sharp boat, arch bridge seat.

The "Pearl of the Sea" Sturk is partly similar to the Venice that Lucien watched in the film from his last life. It was built on the basis of more than a hundred small islands gathered at sea, and countless canals are densely covered with spider webs, only a long one. The seawall is connected to the mainland.

Sitting on top of a special boat in Sturk, Lucian watched the various buildings on both sides of the canal slowly move back, and there was a feeling of shopping.

"Oh, dear guest, in fact, every canal in Sturk is equivalent to the streets of other cities." The half-veteran boatman rowing in a sharp boat saw Lucien kept watching from side to side, knowing that he was a newcomer The Turk traveler therefore enthusiastically introduced: "There is the Church of St. Mayo, there is the Monastery of Holy Spirit in Sturk, there is the Bell Tower of Truth, there is the minaret of prayer ..."

Lucian blew the sea breeze leisurely and was very satisfied with the boatman's introduction: "Should this be the temple area of ​​Sturk?"

Although in every urban area and every town, the church has a church regardless of its size.But there will always be an area where church buildings are concentrated, such as the area near the golden cathedral on the east side of the Aalto noble area.

"Yes, so it's not crowded here. When you enter the business district, you will see countless sharp boats and businessmen and travelers from different countries." The boatman replied with a smile while driving the sharp boat through a Magnificent stone arch bridge.

Suddenly, the surrounding environment became noisy and noisy, and all the boats were docked next to a building, or directly entered the ground floor of a large building with a waterway entrance.

Common words with different accents reverberate in the air, "Tongfeier", "Sinner", "Kintale", "Bank", "Loan", "Ten Grams", "Sturgeon", "Sea Carp" , "Orange fish", "steel", "timber", "slave", "delivery" and other words from time to time in Lucian's ear, the scene of bargaining scenes came into sight, Bialto's market area Lively many times.

The whole city was beating with vitality, and it seemed that even the sea breeze had a taste of money.

"It is more prosperous and more commercial than Sturk, as I imagined." Lucian exclaimed heartily. The self from the modern city of the earth seems to prefer such a warm scene, and it seems to enjoy the quiet against the hustle and bustle. .

The boatman said with strong pride: "Our Sturk City is on the edge of the storm strait, communicating north and south, and there is a natural deep-water port. Therefore, it is the best transit point for countless goods and the most ideal free city, and We Sturks are born with business acumen, the first goldsmith association, the first bank, the first voucher transaction was born here. "

"Communicate things?" Lucien heard something wrong with the boatman's introduction.When referring to East in Sturk, that obviously refers to countries such as Holm across the storm channel.Can you communicate directly?

The boatman who often dealt with travelers and businessmen and wondered about Lucian ’s doubts, talked bluntly: "Guests you should have heard of the Holly Kingdom ’s 'nightingale' yarn, unique jewelry, and the Camelot Kingdom's 'gold' Porcelain, various spices from the Principality of Calais, the top tobacco in the Kingdom of Buriana, right? "

"Of course, they are things that only real aristocrats can enjoy." Lucien echoed the boatman's statement. Although the news from the population of his profession is not even half true or false, it is better than nothing.

The boatman received a response from Lucien, and the nature of the discussion was more intense: "These four countries are across the strait, but because these commodities are very profitable, they are monopolized by the church. Only the nine noble merchants authorized by the church can organize The fleet went to. Hey, so the wealth of their nine families would be able to buy Sturk. "

"Uh, what are the nine houses?" Lucien asked curiously, and it would be one of those nine, and he would be able to use the trade as an excuse to send the magician across the storm channel.

"Viscount Wright, Baron Cap, Baron Moncage ..." The boatmen counted one by one, but there was no Granius name.

Lucien's interest gradually disappeared, and he smiled: "Would you like to continue introducing me to the buildings on both sides?"

"Okay, that's Wright Bank, that's Moncach-Hawthorne Bank." The boatman pointed to the magnificent buildings on the left, "That's the 'Epic Gallery', that's the 'Mitchell Sculpture Museum', that It's 'Canjin' bank ... "

Lucian always looked in the direction the boatman was pointing, and successfully saw the three-story building shimmering like a gold leaf.Many sharp boats come and go at its door.

So close to the bank of Granius, Lucien didn't ask a word, quietly looked at the crowds and buildings near it, and let the riding boat hang the three words "Canjin Bank" from here. Drive in front of the signboard building.

Lucien is cautious. Since he already knows the identity of the Sturk City contact person, there is no need to take the time to take risks. It is best to observe Granius and his bank first to see other magicians find the door. To prevent him from being seen by the church and catching people through his fishing.

And during these three months of travel, through the meditative idea of ​​a formal magician, the soul and spiritual strength have obviously become stronger. In the soul, "fright", "silent phantom", and "burning hand" are constructed in sequence. "," Mage armor "," steel lungs "," endure elemental damage "," out of control circle "seven magic, are preparing to build the" floating oil "this escape magic, so don't worry.

But Lucien found that even with formal meditation ideas, it is estimated that it will take a year to advance to the second ring with his own spiritual talent. Even if he can already analyze the second ring magic, as for wanting to become an intermediate, at least ten years!This makes Lucien more yearning for the Magic Council, especially the efficient ideas that Felipe mentioned.

The chatter of the gondolier drove away from the commercial area.

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More than half a month later, a very famous seafood restaurant "Shark" in Sturk.

Lucian sat under the guidance of the waiter to a table covered with white napkins, ordering while watching the fat man with thin brown hair and a big black cigarette in the personal protection and dining room of several guards The manager personally greeted him, slowly walked up the stairs, and walked to the VIP restaurant on the second floor.

He was exactly what Lucien had targeted Granius.

After a long period of secret observation, Lucien basically determined that he was not exposed, and the only question now is how to contact him.

Granius is always followed by guards, and there may even be a dark knight. His own strength seems to be very strong, and his character will definitely guard against the night watchman of the church posing as a magician to test himself, like Lucien. The guy full of secrets really has a headache. How to get credit from him, it is impossible to use the status of a professor!

So when I accidentally heard that Granius was going to feast on the second floor of the "Shark" restaurant tonight, Lucien moved in his heart and came to wait in advance to see if he could find an opportunity.Because the rich and underground giants like Granius, the best and most convenient way to entertain guests is always in the lobby of his villa. Even if guests like seafood, they can invite the chef of the "shark" restaurant to go back, there is no It is necessary to come here directly.This made Lucien smell a little strange.

Listening to the creaking noise of the stairs under Granius' heavy body, Lucien saw the waiter of the restaurant approaching with a stack of newspapers: "Dear guests, this is today's" Sturk Daily News and famous newspapers such as "Music Review" in the past few issues. Next, our pianist will perform "Moonlight Sonata" and "Canon in D Major" by the famous musician Lucien Evans. I wish you a start at dinner Before, you can have wonderful enjoyment. "

Lucien nodded with a smile, worthy of being one of the top restaurants in Sturk, the atmosphere and service are very good, these newspapers can not be bought casually.After not using himself as a musician, he could not afford to buy it in a country farther away from Aalto.

The familiar soothing and beautiful melody sounds as the pianist plays, and the entire restaurant becomes elegant and quiet.

Lucien opened the newspaper, first read "Music Review" and so on. From the above article, he learned that Victor was on tour in the sacred Hertz Empire, and Felice finally wrote a barely good piano sketch.

But since Natasha commented on the latter part of "Moonlight" in early August, she hasn't commented anymore, which makes Lucien a little worried: "Her blood burning should be over, is there any other problem? Wait till Allinge sent a letter back to ask through the secret channel of the appointment. "

After reading several newspapers that were valuable to him, Lucien saw that the dinner had not yet arrived, and the guests at the Galanov banquet had not arrived, so he opened the "Sturk Daily" and looked at the content above. Kill time:

"A batch of timber from the Principality of Djibouti is in urgent need of treatment. If you are interested, please contact ..." This newspaper is full of similar news except for some anecdotes.

Looking at it, Lucien suddenly saw a report: "Ms. Grace, a student of the famous musician Lucien Evans, will hold a concert with her friends at the Sturk Crystal Concert Hall."

"My student?" Lucien looked at it inexplicably. The content is probably that these "musicians" met themselves at the Aalto Music Festival and received their own guidance, and then created a lot of fantasies. Works, and among them, Grace also obtained her own private piano professor and became her own student.

With such a reputation, after they returned to Sturk, they quickly became musicians sought after by nobles and businessmen, and became hot.

Lucien, who has a good memory, recalled that these names corresponded to specific characters, and it was a bit funny: "I did communicate with them about the creation of Fantasia, but are they too good to take advantage?"

It ’s funny, Lucien did n’t think about revealing her identity to expose them.But at this time, the waiter at the door brought in a girl with a plump and beautiful figure in a black evening dress. She had a good appearance and a touch of mature taste.

"Grace ... It's really a coincidence." Lucien covered her face with her newspaper upright, and then saw Grace walk to the second-floor restaurant on the second floor. "It happened that ... she was invited by Granius. Guest? "(To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)